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The LBC soccerteam sawquitea bit of that competition. They played 24 games between scrimmages and regular season contests.

Bellalsosaid thattheaccreditingof LBC willmake it easier toadvance to tougher competition in thefuture.

Unfortunately, LBC soccer lost some vital seniors in1980 including Ernie Adkins, Jon Sprano, Luther Barnhart and JoeBaraty

"Replacing players won't be easy," Bellsaid "Ido some scouting ofhigh schoolgames around theCentralVirginia area,but most of the outstanding players arenon-Christian."

Bell said he would really have to trusttheLord tosend theplayersthat

Could Continue To Strengthen The Team

The Flames started theseason with losses to Biola, 3-1 and VCU, 5-2 They then went on totieWashington Bible College,2-2 The Flames tallied theirfirst victoryoftheseasonagainst Philadelphia Bible College, 5-2, behind threegoals scored by CraigBell. After gaining a forfeit from- Coppin State and shutting down Eastern Mennonite, theFlamesrecord stood at 3-2-1.They then traveled totheUniversity ofthe District ofColumbia, George Mason and Goshen and were defeated byscores of6-4, 6-0, and1-0 respectively,before beating Lancaster Bible College 2-1 , 4 , °

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In the second game of the season Bobby Wendelldribbles towardthe Virginia Commonwealth University goalbutis denied a score. LBC dropped the contest 5-2.

Scott Bonheim battles a Wake Forest opponent for control of theball. LBC lost the hardfought game 2-1.

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Once again the Flames took aloss, this time a 7-0 blow from Howard University. They came back to win the next two contests on theroad, beating Atlantic Christian 2-1, and Roanoke College 3-0, tobring their record to 6-6-1 Wake Forest and Campbell Universitybothturned LBC away afterthatwith scores of2-1 and 3-2 LBC upped itsrecord to7-9-3by tyingRadford, defeatingtheUniversity ofRichmond, 3-1,tying Wofford and losing tothe University of South Carolina, 4-0. AftertyingGuilford the Flames closed theregular season with a loss to High Point, 4-1.

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Steve Garlock changes direction against the Virginia Commonwealth defense. Despite strong play, the Flames record dropped to 0-2.

SOCCER 1980

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LBC entered the NCCAA Tournament with a 3-0-1record against district opponents. The Flames defeated Baptist Bible College in the first round of the tournament, 2-1,to avenge a loss in the1978playoffs at the hands of BBC A loss totopranked Messiah College gave the Flames a second place finish inthe District II playoffs.

Craig Bell ledthe team with eleven goals and twoassists while Bill Gehman scored nine goals with three assists during theseason.

Coach Bell was very pleased with the season despite theteam's losing record.

Bell said, "I strongly stress to my players that thegame isonly a small part of their schooling."

Jon Sprano sets to kick theball upfield to set up a playfor histeammates against Division I Wake Forest.

At halftime Coach Bill Bell goes over first halfplayagainst Biola. Assistant Coach Chuck Wemp (left) and formerplayer Robert Hammond (right) listen in the background.

Sophomore center SteveIsaacspulls theFlames towithinnine with this layup in thelast two minutes of thegame. Concord went on to win the contest, 62-52. Isaacs finished with 18 points.

Travel took its toll in the late season as the